PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
12
Germany
2
Great Britain
2
Italy
15
Spain
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
7
Casale Monferrato
4
Catalonia
2
England
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Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
4
France
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Girona
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy
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Italy (North)
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Leipzig
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London
1
Mantua
3
Mechelen
11
Modena
2
Munich
1
Naples
1
Padua
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
36
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
5
none visible
16
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
34
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
27
11
19
12
9
13
4
2
5
3
3
4
4
5
10
6
15
7
12
8
21
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
23
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
41
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
41
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
41
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
16
quadruple
3
single
26
triple
13
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
41
notation extended into margin
18
other
3
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
14
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
14
poor
2
very high
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
2
Flemish
3
French
20
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
39
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
19
untexted
18
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
15
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
4
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
15
poor
3
very high
10
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
2
brown
15
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
19
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
9
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
7
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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